**About the Role:** We are seeking a detail-oriented **Cannabis Cultivation Technician** with a strong focus on plant health and defoliation techniques. This role is essential for maintaining plant structure, optimizing light penetration, and ensuring maximum yield quality. The ideal candidate is hands-on, knowledgeable about cannabis cultivation practices, and passionate about producing top-quality flower. **Key Responsibilities:** - Perform **defoliation** on cannabis plants to remove excess fan leaves and improve light penetration and airflow. - Monitor plant health, identifying signs of nutrient deficiencies, pests, or disease, and take corrective action as needed. - Assist with propagation, transplanting, and overall plant care in both vegetative and flowering stages. - Maintain detailed records of plant growth, defoliation schedules, and cultivation practices. - Ensure compliance with all state and local cannabis regulations, including safety and sanitation protocols. - Collaborate with the cultivation team to optimize growth strategies and maximize yield. - Operate cultivation equipment safely and efficiently. - Support harvest, trimming, and other post-production activities as needed. **Qualifications:** - Previous experience in cannabis cultivation preferred, with a focus on flowering plants. - Strong knowledge of plant anatomy, growth cycles, and defoliation techniques. - Detail-oriented, with the ability to follow precise cultivation protocols. - Physically capable of standing, bending, and performing repetitive tasks for extended periods. - Comfortable working in a regulated cannabis facility and adhering to safety guidelines. - Strong communication and teamwork skills. - Passion for the cannabis industry and commitment to producing high-quality product. **_About Vangst:_** _Vangst is the cannabis industry's hiring platform. Vangst helps cannabis companies find the talent they need to grow their business. From on-demand gig workers to trained & credential full-time employees, Vangst has built the industry's go-to talent marketplace for all cannabis hiring. Vangst is proud to work with 1,200+ of the cannabis industry's leading businesses._   _Since raising their seed round in 2018, Vangst has become one of the fastest-growing companies in the cannabis industry and was recognized as one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies._   _Today, over 300,000 people have full-time jobs in the cannabis industry and this number is expected to triple over the next five years. Vangst is on a mission to fill every job in the cannabis industry._ _Vangst's headquarters is in Denver, CO. Vangst is a Series B company and backed by Lerer Hippeau, Colle Capital, Level One Fund, Snoop Dogg's Casa Verde Capital, and others._   _Vangst provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws._   _This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training._